Exercising device.



Patented 001;. 17, 1911.

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E. D. ANGELL.

EXBRCISING DEVICE. APPLICATION FILED DEG. 17, 1909.

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EMMETT DUNN ANGELI, 0F CORVALLIS, OREGON.

EXERCISING- DEVICE.

Locator.

Application led December 17, 1909.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 17, 1911.

Serial No. 533,529.

To all whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that I, EMMETT D. ANGELI., a citizen of the United States,and a resident of Corvallis, in the county of Benton and State ofOregon, have made certain new and useful Improvements in ExercisingDevices, of which the following is a specification.

This invention is an improvement in exercising apparatus, and consistsin certain novel constructions and combinations of parts as will behereinafter described and claimed.

In the drawing Figure 1 is a side View, and Fig. 2 is an edge view of adevice embodying my invention. Fig. 3 is a cross section on about line 33 of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 illustrates my improved device in use as a dumbbell,Fig. 5, in use as a wand, Fig. 6, in use as an Indian club, Fig. 7 inuse as a leg exerciser, and Fig. 8 as an abdominal exerciser.

In the construction shown, my exercising device comprises an elongatedbag A, of canvas or leather or other suitable material filled with sandB10, or other suitable substance to give it weight without rendering thesame inflexible, and the bag A is provided along its opposite side edgeswith casings A', open at their ends and preferably formed by stitchingat A2 to separate the sides of the bag A from the body portion thereof,and in this casing A I secure a cable B, extending between the ends ofthe casing at the same ends of the exercising device and forming handlesB at the ends of the bag A and extending from side to side thereof,which are convenient when the device is used as an Indian club asillustrated in Fig. 6, of the drawing. These handles B also permit theconvenient use of the device as a wand as shown in Fig. 5 of thedrawing, and by providing the handles at both ends the exercising devicemay be swung from one hand to the other as will be understood from Fig.6 of the drawing. I also provide the exercising device with end loops Con one side, and with a central loop D on the other side and extendingin the direction of length of the bag A, as will be understood fromFigs. 1 and 2 of the drawing. These loops may be of any suitable tapeand the single loop D may be entered by the foot in the use of thedevice as a leg exerciser as shown in Fig. 7, while the end loops C mayreceive the feet in the use of the device as an abdominal exerciser asshown in Fig. 8 of the drawing. It will be noticed from Fig. 4 that theintermediate loop D may be grasped by the user in the manipulation ofthe device as a dumbbell.

As best shown in Fig. 3, the bag A is composed of a single sheet bent toproduce the intermediate or body portion and the casing at the sidesthereof to receive the cables B.

I/Vhile it may be preferred to make the exercising device flexible, asbefore described, it is manifest the body portion may be made inflexibleas for instance, out of wood or metal with the straps as beforedescribed.

I claim* 1. The exercising device herein described comprising a baghaving longitudinally along its sides casings, and having a cablesecured therein and arranged to form handle loops at the ends of thebag, the latter being provided with a pair of foot loops relatively nearits opposite ends on one side, and with a central foot loop on itsopposite side all substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

2. An exercising device in the form of a bag having handles at itsopposite ends and provided along its sides with loops adjacent to itsends for the reception of both feet of the user, and also having a loopintermediate its ends for the reception of one foot of the user allsubstantially as and for the purpose set forth.

3. An exercising device comprising a body portion, and loop Vhandlesalongside said body portion and disposed one midway between and othersadjacent to the opposite ends of the body, substantially as set forth.

4. An exercising device in the form of a bag having end handles wherebyit may be used as an Indian club or wand, and also having foot loopsalong its sides, substantially as set forth.

5. An exercising device comprising a bag having casings longitudinallyalong its side edges and having at its ends cable portions forminghandles and held within the casing of the bag substantially as setforth.

EMMETT DUNN ANGELL. lVitnesses:

E. E. WILSON, I'I. B. AULD.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C.

